Dad Still Standing – Details, episodes & analysis

We're back and welcome to Season 4 of Dad Still Standing! We’re kicking off this season with an in-depth and personal look at self-awareness and self-perception in the aftermath of baby loss. In this episode, we (Matt and Liam) dive into how grief shapes the way we see ourselves versus how others perceive us. Have you ever felt that you’re projecting strength while battling all the shit going on inside? Or found yourself misunderstood by well-meaning friends and family? You’re not alone.

Join us as we discuss how to align these perceptions, practice self-awareness, and gently challenge the assumptions people may make about your grief journey.

We’ll share practical tips for journaling, therapy, and opening up to trusted people, as well as strategies for communicating your emotional reality without feeling obligated to explain everything. This episode is about honouring your feelings and finding balance in how you share them with the world.

It’s a powerful start to a new season that promises to continue offering support, insight, and encouragement for all parents navigating baby loss. Tune in for an honest conversation about the complex layers of grief and self-awareness plus all the usually shite we chat.

Please remember to subscribe or follow the podcast so it lands in your inbox as soon as a new episode drops. If you could write a review or rate the pod that would be awesome. 

If you’d like to get in touch with the show please message us on Instagram or Facebook and for our socials search @dadstillstanding. You can also email the show dadstillstandingpodcast@gmail.com.

'Dad Still Standing' is a podcast about baby loss and grief and is a Factory Originals production.

In the season three finale coinciding with Father's Day, Matt and Liam are joined by the incredible bereaved parents behind the Sad Dads Club. Chris, Rob and Jay dialling in from the USA share the story of their losses and the impactful work they are doing to support fathers across America (and the world) with their grief.

The dads give their advice ahead of Father's Day, and Matt and Liam also do a little round-up of the season, sharing their favourite highlights. As always it's been a blast this season and we're looking forward to the next one already. Thanks so much to all of our listeners, we really wouldn't be here without you.

You can follow the Sad Dads Club on Instagram and Facebook. Details about their Sad Dads Open Hour and other events can be found here.

Please remember to subscribe or follow the podcast so it lands in your inbox as soon as a new episode drops. If you could write a review or rate the pod that would be awesome. 

If you’d like to get in touch with the show please message us on Instagram or Facebook and for our socials search @dadstillstanding. You can also email the show dadstillstandingpodcast@gmail.com.

'Dad Still Standing' is a podcast about baby loss and grief and is a Factory Originals production.

In this thought-provoking episode of 'Dad Still Standing,' the dads delve deep into a seldom-discussed aspect of grief—the profound impact on your career. From the immediate aftermath of loss to long-term job performance, they explore the challenges and adjustments grieving fathers and mothers face in the workplace.

Whether you're struggling with colleague dynamics, contemplating career changes, or seeking a better work-life balance during this painful time, this episode offers invaluable insights and practical advice.

Enlisting the support of their listeners, Matt and Liam are joined by five guests Ross, Emma, Indy, Vaish, and Arthur who give their insight into how bereavement affected their careers.

So, whether you are listening for coping strategies; supportive resources; advice; other people's experiences; or just to hear Matt call Liam a "prick"...then fear not this episode has it all. 

If you have a spare minute and want to help Liam & Matt, please could you leave a review for the podcast on here. It helps enormously to reach more families.

If you’d like to get in touch with the show please message on Instagram or Facebook and for our socials search @dadstillstanding. You can also email the show dadstillstandingpodcast@gmail.com.

'Dad Still Standing' is a podcast about baby loss and grief and is a Factory Originals production.

The dads are back with an episode requested by one of their listeners, all about regrets following baby loss. It's hard to go through what we all have without thinking back to decisions we made or things we wished we'd done differently. 

For this episode, Liam & Matt try and recognise some of the classic regrets people will face and also delve a little into a few of their own. As ever, the podcast is here to be supportive and a toolkit following a loss. So, the dads have spent some time thinking about when those regrets do become all-encompassing -  how you can find your way out.

Pretty early on in the episode 🤣 they also get a touch hyped up about being shortlisted for the #BritishPodcastAwards. In the Parenting Podcast of the Year category. Details about the awards can be found here.

If you have a spare minute and want to help Liam & Matt, please could you leave a review for the podcast on here. It helps enormously to reach more families.

If you’d like to get in touch with the show please message on Instagram or Facebook and for our socials search @dadstillstanding. You can also email the show dadstillstandingpodcast@gmail.com.

'Dad Still Standing' is a podcast about baby loss and grief and is a Factory Originals production.

It can be a force for good, it can bring you to your knees; and that’s just with a swipe of your finger. Browsing, posting, commenting or liking content on social media after loss can bring up the full range of emotions. 

In this episode the dads discuss the pros and cons of social media. From it being a tool to build a community and find an empathetic ear; to the triggering and emotional onslaught of seeing baby related posts.

They also share advice on how to handle those difficult emotional reactions to posts and discuss their own experiences with social media - the positive, the negative, the public, and the private. 

Joining the dads this week are contributions from three listeners: Seth, Mike, and Brian. Thank you all so much for being a part of the show.

Social media will impact your journey with grief in different ways at different stages. Just remember to take care of yourselves.

If you have one spare minute and want to help the dads, please could you leave a review for the podcast on here. It helps enormously to reach more families.

If you’d like to get in touch with the show please message on Instagram or Facebook and for our socials search @dadstillstanding. You can also email the show dadstillstandingpodcast@gmail.com.

'Dad Still Standing' is a podcast about baby loss and grief and is Factory Originals production.

“Surely it won’t happen again?!” Sadly, however, the reality is that for many couples it will, and multiple losses will go on to dominate their journey with grief.

In this week’s episode the dads discuss the devastating world that is losing more than one baby and how to cope in that moment, and navigate a relationship through what follows.

Matt guests on his own podcast 🤣 (yeah we don’t know how that happened either) to discuss his losses and the reality of losing more than one child and how it can define you.

If you have one spare minute and want to help the dads, please could you leave a review for the podcast on here. It helps enormously to reach more families.

If you’d like to get in touch with the show please message on Instagram or Facebook and for our socials search @dadstillstanding. You can also email the show dadstillstandingpodcast@gmail.com.

'Dad Still Standing' is a podcast about baby loss and grief and is Factory Originals production.

They're back...Season Three...And what a way to kick it off.

An episode Matt & Liam have been wanting to do for some time finally lands, and this week it is all about pregnancy after loss.

Navigating this part of the baby loss journey is incredibly complex. Whether you're successful, suffer further losses, or for some not being able to conceive again - the pregnancy after loss world is emotional and fraught with danger.

In the episode, the dads discuss how to approach the subject of trying again with your partner; how to actually try again (don't worry no tips); the emotions and anxieties of being pregnant; and the pain of additional losses.

A big thank you to all those who got in touch to ask the dads to cover this episode, and as ever if you’d like to reach out to the show please message on Instagram or Facebook and for our socials search @dadstillstanding. You can also email the show dadstillstandingpodcast@gmail.com.

'Dad Still Standing' is a Factory Originals production.

As we draw a close on 2022 and Season Two of the Dad Still Standing podcast, Matt & Liam reflect on what has been a crazy year for the pod.

It wouldn't be an end-of-season show without inviting some special guests along for the sleigh ride (apologies in advance the show is littered with puns). So, the dads are joined by four previous guests who have appeared on the show this year.

The dads hope you enjoy catching up with old friends as much as they did and hearing how their baby loss journeys have progressed in 2022.

As ever take care this Holiday Season and look after yourselves.

Wishing you a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Liam & Matt

Also, not forgetting, if you’d like to reach out to the show please message us on Instagram or Facebook and for our socials search @dadstillstanding. You can also email the show dadstillstandingpodcast@gmail.com.

'Dad Still Standing' is a Factory Originals production.

For most of us, we can probably think of a friend or family member who could have done more to support us or was that little bit better after our loss.

But due to a lack of knowledge or thoughtfulness or experience, they just weren't there when we needed them. Well, after a suggestion from one of our listeners...we've done something different with this episode. 

We've designed and recorded it for you to pass on to that family member who isn't there for you, or that mate who you think could be doing more. 

It isn't about shaming them or making them feel like shit, but about giving them an insight into what you're going through and the type of things they can do to help. 

The episode for family and friends begins at 6 minutes but obviously, they can listen to the whole thing...we'll leave that up to you.

So, have a listen, share the episode, and hopefully, get the response you need from those closest to you. 

If you’d like to reach out to the show please message us on Instagram or Facebook and for our socials search @dadstillstanding. You can also email the show dadstillstandingpodcast@gmail.com.

'Dad Still Standing' is a Factory Originals production.

For some, the terrible fate of our babies death was inevitable. For many others, our tragedies avoidable. Medical science and our understanding of the human body has come on leaps and bounds; with research at the very core of how we improve patient care and provide the right advice throughout a pregnancy.

However, despite an advancement in research there is still so much unknown about why and how our babies die.

In this week’s episode Matt & Liam talk to Professor Alex Heazell, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Obstetrics and Director of Tommy’s Stillbirth Research Centre - the Rainbow Clinic - at St Mary’s Hospital in Manchester, UK. 

The Rainbow Clinic provides specialist care for women who have suffered a previous stillbirth or neonatal death with the aim of ensuring that it doesn’t happen again in future pregnancies.

This episode explores what the latest developments in baby loss research are; whether all losses are preventable; what each of us can do to support the cause; and delves a little into Prof Heazell’s background asking the question how does someone get into the world of saving babies’ lives.

You can follow Prof Heazell on Twitter: @MCR_SB_Research

If you’d like to reach out to the show please message on Instagram or Facebook and for our socials search @dadstillstanding. You can also email the show dadstillstandingpodcast@gmail.com.

'Dad Still Standing' is a Factory Originals production.